WinWord Error Message: "Not Enough Memory" When Saving a File

Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q85462
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, version 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD and 2.0b

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you try to save a document in which you have made a large number of changes, the following error message may be displayed:

   Not enough memory to complete operation.

The error message will then suggest that you close extra windows. The document will not be saved.

This article describes three methods you can use to save and restore text in Word for Windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a- CD, and 2.0b of Word for Windows.

Method One: Save to the Clipboard

  1. Select all the text in the document.

  2. From the Edit menu, choose Copy to copy the text to the Clipboard in Microsoft Windows.

  3. From the File menu, choose Exit. When prompted to save the Clipboard contents, choose the Yes button.

  4. Restart Word for Windows.

  5. From the File menu, choose New. Select a template in the Use Template box, and choose the OK button.

  6. From the Edit menu, choose Paste to paste the saved contents of the Clipboard into the new Word for Windows document.

  7. From the File menu, choose Save.

Method Two: Save the File in Windows Write

  1. Select all the text in the document.

  2. From the Edit menu, choose Copy to copy the text to the Clipboard in Microsoft Windows.

  3. From the File menu, choose Exit. When prompted to save the Clipboard contents, choose the Yes button.

  4. Start Microsoft Windows Write by choosing the Write icon in the Accessories group.

  5. From the Edit menu, choose Paste to paste the saved contents of the Clipboard into the Windows Write document. The document appears as an embedded Word object icon.

  6. Double-click the Word object icon. This launches Word for Windows and opens the document.

  7. From the File menu, choose Save As. Type a new name in the File Name box, then choose the OK button. This step saves the document in the normal Word for Windows file format.

Method Three: Launch Second Instance of Word for Windows

This method works if SHARE.EXE is installed on your computer.

  1. Select all the text in the document.

  2. From the Edit menu, choose Copy to copy the text to the Clipboard in Microsoft Windows.

  3. Start a second instance of Word for Windows.

  4. From the Edit menu, choose Paste to paste the saved contents of the Clipboard into the new Word for Windows document.

  5. From the File menu, choose Save.

The advantage of this method is that you retain all Word for Windows formatting that may be lost if you save the document in Windows Write. A second advantage is that you can recover two or more documents using this method, whereas you can only recover one document using the first two methods.


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Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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